Saw this 4" / 5" puffer at my local fish shop. Was told it is a freshwater puffer. But need help with its ID.
Any help would be much appreciated...
PufferID Help
PufferID Help
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That does not look like any FW puffer I've ever seen. I hope he's not crammed into a tiny tank like that!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: PufferID Help
Yup. So I was wondering if anyone could help ID whether it be a freshwater / brackish / saltwater type...
I do know it is being kept in freshwater for now...
I am keen to purchase it, just that I would like to make sure I know its correct ID and it is truly a freshwater puffer....
I do know it is being kept in freshwater for now...
I am keen to purchase it, just that I would like to make sure I know its correct ID and it is truly a freshwater puffer....
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My guess is is BW, maybe in the Toadfish family?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: PufferID Help
That's that special Chelonodon, again.
Am in a hurry and likely won't be back till Monday.
Please use the forum search (you can use my name (Corvus) as user and Chelonodon as search term in ther fields of the search engines), you will find several thread on this species.
Am in a hurry and likely won't be back till Monday.
Please use the forum search (you can use my name (Corvus) as user and Chelonodon as search term in ther fields of the search engines), you will find several thread on this species.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.
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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Thanks...That kinda confirms it...Looks like it is a saltwater variant then...
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lorteti
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Yesh, high-end BW to SW. SW is much easier to maintain. Are you gonna buy him?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Think I will have to KIV this for now, as if don't have a saltwater setup...
Was just reading up that a variant of the Chelnodon was found in fresh water habitat in India, which could be where they found this chap....In any case, hope it can survive its freshwater tank in the LFS...I hope to speak with the LFS owner again and see what he says....
Was just reading up that a variant of the Chelnodon was found in fresh water habitat in India, which could be where they found this chap....In any case, hope it can survive its freshwater tank in the LFS...I hope to speak with the LFS owner again and see what he says....
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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You can start him off in FW, bring the tank slowly up to BW & then slowly transition to SW.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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That's a thought....in any case, I will first check with the LFS on how long they have had the fish, which would indicate whether it has settled down / acclimatized to a freshwater setting for a start... 
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Hi, I seen that also at ys 618. Dun bother asking them... They are nice people but they know nuts abt puffers...Exiga wrote:That's a thought....in any case, I will first check with the LFS on how long they have had the fish, which would indicate whether it has settled down / acclimatized to a freshwater setting for a start...
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